Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-13
CONSERVATIVES LOSING GROUND,
Reaction of English Feeling in Favor of
Baltour's Speech Weak and
ApOlog Probable Modification
OF the Irish Land Bill.
LONDON, July u.

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The spec CD Of Balfour last night in the
House of Commons, on the Irish land hill,
was throughout both weak and apologetic.
1t left the impression that be was ready to
accept any amendment, provided it came in
the form of new bill, and its acceptance was
not calculated TO give shock TO the c0untry.
nor to cause any further generalization of
conservatives.
The more the result of the Spalding cleo
tion becomes known the more apparent be-
comes the genuineness of reaction in favor of
Gladstone. Conservative election agents at
tribute the recent revenues chiefly to the i'm
preston that the Irish members of Parlia
ment are participating in the contests dwell
ing upon the horrors of evictions and the
threatened increase of sutferings of the pee
pie under the coercion act. Then there are
reports also that the government is being ln-
fiuenced in the direction of modification of
the land bill. number of tory members Of
Parliament are urging the abandonment of
the bankruptcy and purchase clauses of the
bill, and irving to make oft a short measure,
conceding judicial division of rents, and to
it clude lease holders clauses. The bill in
this form. it is claimed, would be acceptable
to the opposition and be sure of speedy pas
sage.
Parnellite members Of Parliament are try
i to induce Gladstone TO visit Ireland dur
ing the early operation Of the coercion act
and to assist in resistance to any tyrannical
use of the measure.
The outspoken speech of Gladstone on Sat
urdav encourages the Parnellites to hope that
he will 90 to Ireland if he is able to bear the
fatigue of an Irish journey.
John Morley, member of Parliament, heads
the baud OF English home rulers. and will
cooperate with the Parnelltes in opposing
anv interference by the lord lieutenant OF Ire
land with the Land League or any other legit
innate combination of the people of Ireland
The liberal members of the House IF Com
mons are arranging to give a banquet to Par
nell.
Dillon resumed debate OF the land bill to.
night in the House of Commons. He said
he rci cted the measure with contempt as
ute rN iNad.quate to meet the needs of the
! Irish tenantfy He rebutted Chamberlain 5
assertion hat the past efforts of the English
statesmen to ampliorate the condition of the
people had invariably met with contumely
from the Parneiites, and declared that what
ever advantages The English statesmen ever
cifered had heen eager seized Yesterday
evenings d. b,te he said. disclosed the fact
that mary If the governments supporters,
If desirous of securing impori ant amendments
| to the bill would the Chamberlain set, he
asked, {, mpel the government to introduce
| the amendments suggested?
Attacking the clauses of the bill serlatm.
| Mr. ID iion declared first, that the dealing
with the case Of the lease holders was only
that it promised TO be beneficial in its opera
uon. ! he other clauses would make evic-
ton easy, destroy the confidence of the ten
antry in the land court and place in the land
LORDS lands new and terribly inestable en-
CINE of eviction.
| T. w. Russell, liberal, for Tyrone, said it
was desired of the tenant farmers of Ulster
to see fair and determined effort made to
settle he questions raised by the bill.
The division on the second reading of the
land bill will take place in the House of
Commons Thursday.
The government has secured mechanical
majority.
| The conservative whips promise an impor-
tant amendment. They say the bankruptcy
clauses will be abandoned in the committee.
and that an amendment will be introduced
giving the county court judges the power to
revise the official rents, and they claim that
these alterations will modify the opposition
of the Parnellite members to the measure.